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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 25392

Surgery that shortens both bones of the forearm, the radius and the ulna. A segment is removed from each bone and the ends are brought together and held in place while they heal. It is done to correct a length or alignment problem so the wrist and elbow line up and work together properly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones cost?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$1,778 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,818 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $21,380Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,370professional $2,455

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,762.47
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$2,455

CA $6,166NM $1,023

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.